title: [Demodex spp. positivity among laboratory staff, kitchen staff, cleaning workers and nurses working in a state hospital].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to determine the prevalence of the types of Demodex spp. among workers in hospitals, where people work collectively in a closed setting for long periods of time.
  
  
  METHODS
  In order to determine the parasite prevalence among staff working in the Beydağı State Hospital, including laboratory and kitchen staff, cleaning workers and nurses, defined as risk groups by the infection experts and hospital administration, specimens were collected from their faces using standardized surface skin biopsy (SSSB) and analyzed in parasitology laboratories. Demodex spp. was found in 74.7% of the 95 specimens. The statistical analysis did not reveal any significant differences by jobs, age and gender variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Moreover, it was observed that positivity was 75.4% for women, and 73.7% for men. Demodex spp. positive staff reported in their histories that they had been diagnosed with rosacea and had pruritus and blushes on their faces from time to time, for which they had not received any medical analyses. Subjects with Demodex spp. were referred to the relevant clinic.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was concluded that the high prevalence of the parasite among the hospital staff is associated with inadequate information about Demodex spp. among the staff.
authors.affiliation: Devlet Hastanesi, İntaniye Kliniği, Malatya.
authors.forename: Pınar Yüce
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Firat
authors.forename: İlhan
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Geçıt
authors.forename: Fehime
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Depecık
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karadan
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karci
authors.forename: Ülkü
authors.initials: Ü
authors.lastname: Karaman
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Çalik
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005521:Food Service, Hospital; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006797:Housekeeping, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007757:Laboratory Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008925:Mites / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D015995:Prevalence; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology